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Oct
23
Thursday
Oct
23
Thu
Community :: Lecture also Education :: Miscellaneous Education
"Lee Metcalf's Legacy of Conservation" Lecture
7:00 PM
Carroll College, Corette Library - Sage Room
Description:
Montana Historical Society photograph archivist Matthew Peek will examine the role of Montana Senator Lee Metcalf in the origins of the modern conservation movement and the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act from 1953 to 1964. Peek will discuss Metcalf's role in President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program, which culminated on September 3, 1964, with the signing of the Wilderness Act. As one of the original sponsors of early versions of the Wilderness Act in 1956-1957, Metcalf did more than any other single U.S. congressman to bring about the act's passage.

This event is free and the Helena community is encouraged to attend.
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Age Group: Adults
Venue: Carroll College, Corette Library - Sage Room
Address: 1601 N. Benton Ave. Helena, MT 59625
Phone: 447-4340

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